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Sewing-Machine Attachment- No. 89,618; I Patented May 4, 1869.

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CHARLES T. BARBER AND BENJAMIN T. LOOMIS, OF NEW YORK,N. Y.

Letters Patent No. 89,618, dated May 4, 1869.

IMPROVEMENT IN NEEDLH-SETTER AND THREAD-FINGERS.

-0- .H The Schedule referred to in these Letters Patent and making partof the lame.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, CHARLES T. BARBER and BENJAMIN T. Looms, of thecity, county, and State of New York, have invented a new and improvedNeedle-Setter and Thread-Pincers for Sewing-Machines; and we do herebydeclare that the following is a full, clear, and exact descriptionthereof, which will .enable others,skilled in theart to make and use thesame, reference being bad tolthe accompanying drawings, forming part ofthis specification, in which- Figure 1 is a front view of our improvedneedlesetter and thread-pincers.

" and pointed stand, slotted and pointed spring and lever or arm witheach other, the whole being constructed and arranged as hereinafter morefully described.

A is the stand, being pointed at one end, to form one side ofthethread-pincers, and having a groove, cut on its face, in which theneedle to be set is placed;

also a slot, D, for the reception of the T-shaped end of the lever orarm 0.

B is the spring, being-pointed at one end, and forming one side of theneedle-setter and thread-pincers, and has a slot, D, corresponding toslot D in stand A,

' for the reception of the T-shaped end of the lever or arm 0, which isfirst passed through slot D in spring B, then passed through slot D instand A.

Spring B is then pushed forward, and screw F is passed through the wideend of spring B, into the corresponding part of stand A, therebysecuring the lever or arm 0 in such manner that it performs the oificeof a hinged lever, andalso serves to keep the two parts in properposition.

The needle to be set is then passed down the groove 42 in stand A, untilthe eye of the needle can be seen at the lower edges of the spring B andstand A.

The lever 0 should then be pressed down, thereby holding the needlefirmly between the stand A and spring 13, the shank of the needleprojecting above the stand A.

The base of stand A should then'be placed on the plate of the machine,placing the shank of the needle under the groove made in the needle-armto hold the needle. Turn the wheel of the machine, so as to cause theneedle-arm to descend until it rests on the top of the stand A, theshank of the needle passing into the groove made in the needle-arm. Thensecure the needle firmly by means of the needle-screw, release thepressure on the lever or arm 0, and withdraw the instrument. The needleis then correctly set, and in proper position.

We do not claim a needle-setterwhen used separately, as the same hasbeen done before; nor do we intend .to limit ourselves to the exactdevice or combination herein set forth; but

What we do claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

The combination, with a needle-setter, of threadpincers or clamps,substantially as described.

CHAS. T. BARBER. BENJAMIN T. LOOMIS. Witnesses:

J. A. CAREY, Ausrm Srrnns.

